<< Our Photo Pages >> Gardoms Edge 1 - Rock Art in England in Derbyshire
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Rock ArtSite Name: Gardoms Edge 1 Alternative Name: Gardom's Edge Rock Art ICountry: England County: Derbyshire Type: Rock Art
Nearest Town: Bakewell Nearest Village: Baslow
Map Ref: SK2728573037 Landranger Map Number: 119
Latitude: 53.253647N Longitude: 1.5925W
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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Couplands visited on 7th Jul 2023 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 3
mfrincu visited on 19th Mar 2022 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 3
drolaf visited on 13th Jun 2017 - their rating: Cond: 4 Access: 3 the 'stone' is a fibreglass in situ replica, but has a solid feel and in no way detracts from the setting
lscollinson visited on 1st Jan 2008 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 4 Access: 2 A fibreglass replica that covers the original to protect it from weathering away but still worth the walk,and the searching.
rldixon TimPrevett MartinRS mark_a have visited here
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3.75 Ambience: 4 Access: 2.75
One of the finest examples of prehistoric rock art in the Peak District. Unfortunately the original had to be reburied as it was weathering away, but a fibre glass replica now lies in its place and is well worth seeing.
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